The minimalist web design series is a weekly showcase of minimal web designs bought to you by DesignWoop, I will be showcasing a new minimalist collection of web designs that I find on my travels around the web on a weekly basis.

Being a freelance web designer means that you can wear many different hats on any given day. Although it’s a great freedom to be your own boss, at times it can become overwhelming, leading to that awful burnt out feeling. In order to keep your business on track and your mental sanity in check, there are a few skills required in order to become a successful freelance designer.

If you want to start your own blog or give your WordPress design a refresh for the summer, take a look at this collection of 30 of the best premium WordPress themes I collected over July. Some of the featured WordPress themes are specifically for blogs, other themes are designed for portfolio use by photographers or designers and some are made for WordPress online stores.

Today I will show you how I created this minimal & stylish single page portfolio design in Photoshop, I will show you step by step how I use the 960 Grid System with textures, icons and fonts to build this single page portfolio.

I have seen some really clever business card designs submitted this month, all of which are completely varied in design and finish. Some are letterpressed, others are die-cut, one is even printed onto wood. These business cards are great for handing out at networking events, take a look at the July 2011 selection below and get some printed for your brand.

Just like business card design, a brochure is another extension of your brand, brochures have been and still are a basic marketing tool to reach out to potential customers. Having a well crafted and correctly branded brochure design is vital if you are to catch a potential customers eye.

Brochures are perfect for leaving around for people to pick up, think how many times you have been in a waiting room, a train, offices or conferences and seen some brochures laying about. Not all brochures are well thought out and certainly not all are well designed, image how many additional customers could be generated with a clever eye catching brochure design.